dc.contributor.author | Adkins, Denice | eng |
dc.contributor.deptlab | Information Science and Learning Technologies | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Though literacy is often presented as a universal and monolithic achievement, it is in fact context-dependent, and largely dependent upon the kinds of texts available in a particular community. This paper presents an observer's study of reading in Honduras, focusing particularly on the availability of reading materials and spaces dedicated to reading and literacy practices. Environments studied included bookstores, libraries, schools, and Internet cafes, as well as streets and shops. Reading books was observed to be relatively uncommon and primarily done in an educational context. Other reading materials, including newspapers, magazines, and text messages, were far more commonly used and far better integrated into the Honduran society. My observations suggest that libraries could play an important supporting role in Honduras' efforts to establish universal literacy. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.format.extent | 29 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/46214 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | IFLA Journal | eng |
dc.relation.hasversion | Adkins, D. (2009, October). Reading sources and reading spaces in Honduras. IFLA Journal, 35(3), 215-225. Available from http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/publications/ifla-journal/ifla-journal-35-3_2009.pdf. | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Education. School of Information Science and Learning Technologies | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | Hondoras ; Central America ; reading ; literacy ; libraries ; library research ; library and information science | eng |
dc.title | Reading sources and reading spaces in Honduras | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |